Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Chemical Kinetic Research on HCCI & Diesel Fuels William J. Pitz (PI), Charles K. Westbrook, Marco Mehl, M. Lee Davisson Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory May 12, 2009 DOE National Laboratory Advanced Combustion Engine R&D Merit Review and Peer Evaluation Washington, DC This presentation does not contain any proprietary or confidential information This work performed under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Energy by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory under Contract DE-AC52-07NA27344 Project ID # ace_13_pitz LLNL-PRES-411416
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Chemical Kinetic Research on HCCI & Diesel Fuels
William J. Pitz (PI), Charles K. Westbrook, Marco Mehl, M. Lee DavissonLawrence Livermore National Laboratory
May 12, 2009
DOE National Laboratory Advanced Combustion Engine R&D Merit Review and Peer Evaluation
Washington, DCThis presentation does not contain any proprietary or confidential information
This work performed under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Energy by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory under Contract DE-AC52-07NA27344
Project ID # ace_13_pitz
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Overview
• Ongoing project with yearly direction from DOE
• Increases in engine efficiency and decreases in engine emissions are being inhibited by an inadequate ability to simulate in-cylinder combustion and emission formation processes• Chemical kinetic models are critical for
improved engine modeling and ultimately for engine design
• Funding received in FY08 and expected in FY09: • 800K (DOE)
Timeline
Budget
Barriers
• Interactions/ collaborations: DOE Working Group, National Labs, many universities, FACE Working group.
Partners
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Relevance to DOE objectivesSupport DOE objectives of petroleum-fuel displacement by
• Improving engine models so that further improvements in engine efficiency can be made
• Developing models for alternative fuels (biodiesel, ethanol, other biofuels, oil-sand derived fuels, Fischer-Tropsch derived fuels) so that they can be better used to displace petroleum fuels while maximizing engine performance and efficiency and minimizing pollutant emissions
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ApproachDevelop chemical kinetic reaction models for each individual fuel component of importance for fuel surrogates of gasoline, diesel, and alternative fuels including biofuels
Combine mechanisms for representative fuel components to provide surrogate models for practical fuels• diesel fuel• gasoline (HCCI and/or SI engines)• Fischer-Tropsch derived fuels• Biodiesel, ethanol and other biofuels
Reduce mechanisms for use in CFD and multizone HCCI codes to improve the capability to simulate in-cylinder combustion and emission formation/destruction processes in engines
Use the resulting models to simulate practical applications in engines, including diesel, HCCI and spark-ignition, as needed
Iteratively improve models as needed for applications
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Objectives
Improving models for diesel engines• Develop a model for
n-heptamethylnonane: important fuel component for modeling diesel fuel
• a primary reference fuel for diesel
• Include both high and low temperature chemistry important to model low temperature combustion modes
Improve component models for gasoline fuels, including n-heptane, iso-octane and toluene
CH3
Improve mixture models ofcomponents for gasoline fuels
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Technical Accomplishment Summary
Improving models for diesel engines• Completed development of
high and low temperature model for heptamethyl nonane, important component and primary reference fuel for diesel
• Milestones:√ 5/9/09 High temperature
mechanism √ 9/9/09 Low temperature
mechanism
Improving models for gasoline-fueled engines: • Completed validation of component
models for n-heptane, iso-octane and toluene, important components for gasoline fuels
CH3
Developed new surrogate models for gasoline fuels
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We have developed a model for heptamethylnonane, a primary reference fuel for diesel
One of the two primary reference fuels for diesel ignition properties (cetane number)• n-hexadecane
• 2,2,4,4,6,8,8 heptamethylnonane
High and low temperature portion of the mechanism complete• First-ever complete set of high and low
temperature kinetic mechanisms for heptamethylnonane
Recommended surrogate for diesel fuel (Farrell et al., SAE 2007):
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New diesel component model this year
New components last year
New componentnext year
Diesel Fuel Surrogate palette:
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C - C - C - C - C - C - C - C - CC C C C
C C C
C - C - C - C - C
C C
C
Site-specific reaction rates for HMNbased largely on iso-octane
Heptamethylnonane (HMN) has a lot of structural similarities to iso-octane
HMN
iso-octane
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Development of detailed chemical kinetic mechanism for heptamethyl nonane (HMN)
Iso-octane and HMN are surrogate components useful for Fischer-Tropsch fuels that can be bio-derivedMechanism includes low and high temperature reactions => can examine low temperature combustion strategies in engines1114 species4468 reactionsNo fundamental laboratory experiments were originally available on HMN for mechanism validation
2,2,4,4,6,8,8 heptamethylnonane
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Reactivity for HMN is between those of iso-octane and large n-alkanes
Minetti R., M. Carlier, M. Ribaucour, E. Therssen, L. R. Sochet (1995); H.K.Ciezki, G. Adomeit (1993); Gauthier B.M., D.F. Davidson, R.K. Hanson (2004); Mittal G. and C. J. Sung,(2007); Minetti R., M. Carlier, M. Ribaucour, E. Therssen, L.R. Sochet (1996); K. Fieweger, R. Blumenthal, G. Adomeit (1997).
Significant improvements over the whole range of pressures
iso-octane:P = 15 - 45 atmT = 650K - 1150KΦ= 1
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1E-6
1E-5
1E-4
1E-3
1E-2
1100 1150 1200 1250 1300 1350 1400
T[K]
Mol
e Fr
actio
n
TOLUENECH2OCH4BENZALDEHYDE
After much development work, toluene mechanism behaves quite well
Good agreement with experimental measurements
The model explains the differences between the ignition delay times obtained in shock tube and rapid
compression machine experiments
Species profiles measured in a jet stirred reactor are correctly reproduced as wellP = 1 atmΤ = 0.1s
Dagaut, P., G. Pengloan, Ristori, A. (2002)
Mittal G. and Sung, C.J. (2007)
Vanderover, J. and Oehlschlaeger, M. A. (2008)
stoichiometric
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Examined binary and surrogate mixtures relevant to gasoline fuels
n-paraffins
arom atics
olefins
naphthenes
Oxygenates
Iso -paraffins
CH3CH3
CH3CH3
EtOH , MTBE, ETBE
Gasoline fuel surrogate palette
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Mechanism simulates well n-heptane/toluene mixtures in a rapid compression machine
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50% 50%
Toluene delays the low temperature heat release and high temperature ignition
Allylic site on toluene depresses reactivity of mixture by formation of unreactive benzyl radicals
R• RH
Experiments: Vanhove, G., Minetti, R., Petit, G. (2006)
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65% 35%
Vanhove, G., Minetti, R., Petit, G. (2006)
Iso-octane/toluene mixtures well simulated
Interactions similar to those observed for n-heptane
Toluene addition lowers low temperature heat release and delays high temperature ignition
T [K
]
Time [ms]
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Iso-octane/1-hexene mixtures well simulated
Allylic site on 1-hexene depresses reactivity of mixture
Some low temperature reactivity from 1-hexene
82% 18% •R• RH
• Ketohydroperoxides + OH
Radical Scavenging from the double bond
•OHHO •
Experimental data: Vanhove, G., Minetti, R., Petit, G. (2006)
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Experimental data: Vanhove, G., Minetti, R., Petit, G. (2006)
Reasonable agreement for toluene/1-hexene mixtures
30% 70%
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Formation of allylic radicals suppresses reactivity
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Some low temperature reactivity from 1-hexene
• Ketohydroperoxides + OH
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Gasoline surrogate well simulated
47% 35% 18% 50% 35% 15%
Experiments: Vanhove, G., Minetti, R., Petit, G. (2006)
Our major current industry collaboration is via the DOE working groups on HCCI and diesel engines. • All results presented at Advanced Engine Combustion Working
group meetings (Industry, National labs, Univ. of Wisc.)• Collaboration with Magnus Sjöberg and John Dec at Sandia on
HCCI engine experiments• Collaboration with Randy Hessel at Univ. of Wisconsin on CFD
simulations.Second interaction is participation with universities• Collaboration with Curran at National Univ. of Ireland on many
fuels• Collaboration with Prof. Oehlschaeger at RPI on large alkanes• Collaboration with C. K. Law’s group, Princeton University on
mechanism reduction• Collaboration with Prof. Koshi at Univ. of Tokyo on toluene
Participation in other working groups with industrial representation• Fuels for Advanced Combustion Engines (FACE) Working group
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Special recognitions and awards during FY09
Charles K. Westbrook: Elected to the 2008-2009 Class of Fellows of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE).Charles K. Westbrook: 2008 Bernard Lewis Gold Medal award by the Combustion Institute.Charles K. Westbrook: 2008 - 2012 President of the Combustion Institute.William J. Pitz, "Progress in Chemical Kinetic Modeling for Surrogate Fuels," Invited Plenary Lecture, The 7th COMODIA International Conference on Modeling and Diagnostics for Advanced Engine Systems, Sapporo, Japan, July, 2008.
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Activities for Next Fiscal Year
large alkyl benzene, important component for diesel fuel
gasoline surrogate with ethanollarger olefins in present gasoline (C5, C6 branched olefins, nC7 olefins) for Advanced Petroleum Based Fuelsactual biodiesel component (methyl stearate) for Non-Petroleum Based Fuels
Develop detailed chemical kinetic models for:
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Summary
Approach to research• Continue development of surrogate fuel mechanisms
to improve engine models for HCCI and diesel engines
Technical accomplishments:• Completed reaction mechanism for the high and low
temperature oxidation of heptamethylnonaneCollaborations/Interactions• Collaboration through AEC working group and FACE
working group with industry. Many collaborators from national labs and universities
Plans for Next Fiscal Year:• Large alkyl benzene, important component for diesel• Gasoline surrogate with ethanol